Driftwood~~~Episode II

This is a small 26 gallon bow front. The driftwood had to be cut to fit and the bolted to pieced of slate to keep it from floating away. It was a bit of a challenge to get enough weight to hold it down. This was a quick easy fun tank to put together. I didn’t put to much time into it as it will mostly come down and the tank will be used as a salty. For now it is holding 3 prebreeder angelfish.

Thanks for taking a look and feel free to ask any questions.

JoeyG

And don’t worry, I will have some boxes up for you guys to enjoy very soon.

Joey, did you buy the front already bowed or is that something you can do yourself? Is it made of glass or some type of plastic? The bowed front should cut down on glare…I like the concept. How did you fasten the drift wood to the slate? Why not use an under-gravel filter? Why no background to cover wires, tubes, and bubble filter? What kind of air pump do you use?

Sorry to ask so many questions, but it has been years since I set up a tank and I am thinking my little grandson would like to watch one. I am sure some things have changed in the last 20 years.

Thanks everyone. I will try to answer questions now. Sorry if I miss any.

@Grizz, I think we have 10 tanks at the moment. They are lots of fun.

@Big Al, It was already bowed. It’s made of acrylic, To attach the slate, I drilled through the slate then used stainless steel screws to hold it on. I don’t like under gravel filters. While they work for some, I don’t trust them not to release ammonia once it has built up. We were planning/are planning on using this tank as a saltwater tank. I needed a quick set up to separate some angelfish and this was the quickest to set up. That’s why it doesn’t have a cover on the back. I normally paint the backs black. The sponge filters do a great job of give the good bacteria a home and since this tank is low lights it needs O2 added for the fish. Sponge filters are also a lot cheaper that the ones that hang on the back, so that’s what I went with. If you need any help setting up a tank just PM me and I will be happy to help. I’ll be posting another tank soon. At least until someone tells me I can’t. LOl